Dispensing device



G. H. YAsso DISPENSING DEVICE July 25, 1933. 1,919,582

Filed June 25, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet l l A? l July 25,1933. GHYASSO 1,919,582

DISPENSING DEVICE Filed June 25, 1932 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I l l n I I I I I I Inventor fieoy yasso pumm flllorney F willbe hereinafter Patented July 25, 1933 n era I "enonen YASrBfO, or BETHLEHEM, PENNSYLVAN A i DISPENSING EEVICE Application filed June 25,

The present invention relates to. a dispensing clevicefor use in conj unction with sugar,

salt, pepper and the like and has for its object to provide a structure whichis simple,

inexpensive to manufacture, easy to manipulate and operate, thoroughly efficient and r'eliable in use, and otherwise well adapted to jects in View as will appear as'thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as more fullydescribed and claimed. I

In the drawings: Figure 'lis a side elevation of a dispensing device embodying the 1 features of my invention. p

Figure 2 is a verticalsection therethrough taken substantially on theline 22 of Figure 1. r i Figure 3 is a side elevation of the dispensing feature removed from the container.

Figure 4 is a horizontal section taken sub stantially on the line 4 4 of Figure 2.- Figure 5is a detail section through the container closure. T

Figures 6, 7, 8 and 9 are plan views thereof. Referring to the drawings in detail it will be seen that the numeral 5 denotes a container with a handle 6 on the side thereof. Interiorly of the. container 5 adjacent the lower end thereof is an inwardly projecting annular bead 7. The upper external portion"- of the container 5 is threaded to receive the threaded flange 8 of the closure 9. This ol0- sure 9 is provided with a central opening 10,

and an off center opening 11 and a plurality of grouped 0e center apertures 12 diametrically situated with respect to theopening 11. Plates l-Zl; and 15 are swi -iclly mounted on closure so that they may be placed in any one of the positions shown in Figures 6,7 and 8.

Numeral l6 denotes an elongated hollow stem the upper end of which is fixedin the opening 10. The lower end of the hollow stem 16 merges into a downwardly outwardly V flared funnel 17 terminating in a flange or 1922. Serial No; 519,311.

depending skirt 18 within the confines 6f the head 7 and spaced inwardly therefrom.

I-twill be noted thatwhen abe desired to remove a certainamount of the contents of the conta ner 5 therefrom, it s only required to. invert the latter whereby the contentslwill enter the funnel and stem'andby then'allowing the same to gravitate therefrom when the'container isin inverted position thefdesired amount isobtained; By proper manip ulation of the plates'fla and'lathe contents of the container may be dispensed either From the above detailed be seen that the device may be us'edin substantially three ways, namely,"(one) as a sugar or salt shaker, the group of apertures:

through the opening 11 or the perforations .12'being used'for this purpose;

, being 3) forpouring sugar or salt dispenser, thea' e'rture 11 used in thlsinstance; and a predetermined or .measured quantity: of

sugar or salt, the aperture 10' being' .brought into use as is apparent.

In actualpractice the container 5 acts as a reservoir, the funnel 17 acts as a measuring medium, being in the present instance of a size to accommodate a teaspoonful of sugar or salt and the slide closures 14, 15 can be easily manipulated forjdisposition in operative relation'tothe openings 10, 11 and 12. I

, To'fill thecontainer 5 the cap orclosure 9 maybe removed, or if it is desired'to fill the container 5 with a limited amount of sugar or salt, the same maybe pouredinto the 0011-:

tainer 5 through the opening 10, the. sugar or salt as the case maybe passing through thetube 16 downwardly. into the container 5. I

A device of this character will reduce to a minimum waste, will serve to maintain the sugar or salt frombecomin'g contaminated,

and also to prevent the sugar or salt from becoming hard or lumpy as often results from moisture absorbed by the sugar or salt. i It is thought that the construction, utility and [operation of the device will now be clearly understood without description thereof.

The present embodiment of the invention has been described in considerable detail a more detailed apertures.

merely for the purposes of exemplification, since in, actual practice it attains the features of advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the invention and the above description. c

' It will bejapparent that changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement-of parts may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing anyof its advantages.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is: v I v V 1. In a dispensing device of the class described, a container, a closure therefor, said closure being provided witha centrally located aperture and a second aperture remote y from the first named aperture, a hollow stem extending into the container from said closure and having an upper open end alined withthe first named aperture in said closure, a funnel on the lower end of said stem, and a closure plate common to said apertures and swivelly mounted on the closure bet\ een said 2.i In a. dispensing device, a container, a

' closure cap for the container and provided with a centrally located opening, and also provided at one vside of the centrally located inner; end of said tube, and a pair of closure opening with a second opening, and on a relatively opposite side of the centrally located opening with a group of relatively smallperforations, a tube extending into the container from said closure cap in line with the centrally located opening, a funnel on the plates pivoted to the closure cap on relatively opposite'sides of the centrally located opening.

3. In adispensing device of the kind described, a receptacle, a cap screw threaded on oneend of the receptacle and provided with a centrally located opening, and a second opening remote from the centrally located opening, a tube fixedly secured to said cap and extending inwardly therefrom in line with the centrally located opening, a closure plate pivoted to the cap between said openings for'movenient into operative position relative to a selected one of the openings, a funnel on the inner end of said tube and provided at its widest end with a circular flange,

and aninternal annular bead on'the'wall of' the container and spaced upwardly from the bottom thereof and situated opposite the funnel and providing a restricted passage be tween the funnel and the bead.

4. In a dispensingdeviceof the kind described, a receptacle, a tube arranged longitudinally within the receptacle and in fixedconcentric relation to the peripheral wall of the'receptacle, said tube being open at each end,a funnel provided on the lower end of said tube, an internal annular bead on the wall of the container and spaced upwardly from the bottom of the container and a. do-

7 GEORGE HENRY, YAs'so. 

